Post on 25-Aug-2020
HowDoesYourFaithAffectYourLife?
• personalpiety
• specificactivities
• devotedtoacause
IsolatedSegments OR Comprehensive• everyaspect
• 100%
Since,then,youhavebeenraisedwithChrist,setyourheartsonthingsabove,whereChristis,seatedattherighthandofGod.Setyourmindsonthingsabove,notonearthlythings.Foryoudied,andyourlifeisnowhiddenwithChristinGod.WhenChrist,whoisyourlife,appears,thenyoualsowillappearwithhiminglory.
Colossians3:1-4
TwoDistinctRealities(things-abovevs.earthly-things)
• NOTseparate,physicallocations
TwoDistinctRealities(things-abovevs.earthly-things)
• NOTseparate,physicallocations
• twowaysoflivinginthesameuniverse
• tworealms:alignedwithJesusOR
opposedtohim
TwoDistinctRealities(things-abovevs.earthly-things)
• younowhaveachoice(becauseyou’vebeenraisedwithChrist)
• youdon’tautomaticallyliveinathings-aboveway(becauseyou’restillhiddenwithChrist)
• youhavetobeintentionalabouthowyoulive– setyourheartonthingsabove– setyourmindonthingsabove
• younowhaveachoice
• youdon’tautomaticallyliveinathings-aboveway
• youhavetobeintentionalabouthowyoulive• youhavetobeintentionalabouthowyoulive– setyourheartonthingsabove
WhatdoesitmeantosetmyheartandmindonChristandhiskingdomin
eachareaofmylife?• itmeansyoulearntoaskthequestion
throughouttheday
• ifyoudon’task,you’llendupthinkingtherearetwokindsofChristians:full-timeandnot-full-time
Brothersandsisters,eachperson,asresponsibletoGod,shouldremaininthesituationtheywereinwhenGodcalledthem.
1Corinthians7:20
WhatdifferencedoessettingmyheartandmindonChristandhiskingdom
makewhen_________?